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After submitting the General Application, you will automatically be routed to opportunities for which you qualify. If you are recommended for additional scholarships, you will be able to view a list of opportunities. Apply for them by
clicking on the blue “Apply” button beside each scholarship. Additional questions or information may be required to complete the application process.

After Submitting an Application

If awarded a scholarship, you will be notified via email and you will see a notification on the “Applications” tab of the scholarship application site under “Active”. You will also receive a communication from financial aid stating that your financial aid award letter has been updated. If you are not selected for a scholarship, you will see a notification on the Home tab of the website indicating your application was reviewed and not selected.

Scholarships available on the DePaul Online Scholarship Application:

The Betty Leahy Memorial Academic Scholarship is a tuition scholarship awarded for the spring quarter to a Geography major in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences who is in good academic standing and has proven financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. Awards in the past have ranged between $500-$1000.

To qualify for the Betty Leahy Academic Scholarship, students must:

Be a declared Geography major at DePaul University;

Be in their Junior or Senior year at DePaul University;

Be in good academic standing, both with the Department of Geography and at DePaul University;

Receive a ‘C-’ or better in all Geography courses taken at DePaul University;

For fifty-one years, between 1961 and 2012, the DePaul Geographical Society held monthly lectures and events on DePaul’s campus for current students and alumni. Upon its cessation of activities, the Society endowed a Scholarship to encourage the exploration of Geography by a DePaul undergraduate student.

Consideration will be given to whether the applicant is a member of a historically underrepresented group in Geography or whether the individual has demonstrated an interest in/commitment to increasing the prevalence of, or improving the role of, underrepresented groups in Geography. Recipients of the DGSS will receive a tuition credit, payable for the Spring Quarter following the Fall application. Awards in the past have ranged from $500-$1000.

To qualify for the DePaul Geographical Society Scholarship, students must:

Be a declared Geography major at DePaul University;

Be in their Junior or Senior year at DePaul University;

Be in good academic standing, both with the Department of Geography and at DePaul University;

Receive a ‘C-’ or better in all Geography courses taken at DePaul University;

The Betty Leahy Memorial Travel Scholarship is awarded annually to the one Junior and one Senior Geography major with highest GPA at the end of the term preceding the Annual Meeting. Awardees will be notified by email and in writing within two months of the Annual Meeting’s scheduled start date.

To qualify for the Betty Leahy Travel Scholarship:

Students will be nominated by a faculty sponsor

Award will be based on departmental service and academic excellence;

Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5;

Must be a junior of senior;

Must be a current student during the conference dates.

** No more than 9 hours of Geography transfer credit will be considered.

Previous recipients of the Leahy Travel Scholarship are ineligible and will not be considered for a second award.​